Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation Settlment (Details) - Settled Litigation - Patent Litigation with Transcend $ in Millions	Oct. 29, 2015 USD ($)
Litigation Settlement
Quarterly payments to be made to the Company, expressed as a percentage of future net sales of CyPass Micro-Stent devices, until April 8, 2022	1.00%
Maximum payment to be made to the Company per the settlement agreement	$ 6.0
Percentage of payments the Company receives from Transcend, to be paid to Regents, per the settlement agreement	33.00%

Represents the quarterly payments to be made to the Company, expressed as a percentage of future net sales of CyPass Micro-Stent devices, until April 8, 2022 to be paid by the party to the settlement agreement.

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